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  • Fairy festival coming to Burley

    BURLEY is set to be transformed into a magical wonderland with the return of the Fairy Festival. The event takes place on August 15 and 16 between 10am and 6pm.Organisers say last year's festival attracted thousands of visitors.There will be live music

  • ‘Clean up after your dog’ plea

    A FORDINGBRIDGE pet owner is calling on fellow dog owners to pick up after their pooches. The woman, who wishes not to be named, says dog mess is a growing problem in the town and becoming a blight on the landscape. She said: “I am becoming increasingly

  • Pensioners strut their stuff on the catwalk for charity

    RINGWOOD residents strutted their stuff down the catwalk at McCarthy and Stone’s Cornmantle Court development — all in the name of a good cause. Staff and some of the glamorous homeowners at Cornmantle Court all played their part in charity fashion show

  • Property fire sparks warning from fire service

    VERWOOD residents are being reminded to “never” leave cooking unattended. This warning comes after firefighters were called to a property fire in Dewlands Way on Sunday. Crews from Verwood and Ferndown fire stations attended the incident after

  • Carnival spirit soars

    THE sun shone on Verwood Carnival on Monday with visitors coming out in force to support the event. The carnival procession featured plenty of colourful characters with costumes inspired by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Disney princesses

  • New legislation on fly grazing

    FARMERS and landowners left to deal with illegally-abandoned horses on their land will benefit from new legislation brought in on Tuesday.The Control of Horses Act for England will enable landowners to take fly-grazed horses to a place of safety immediately

  • RSPB climb Salisbury Cathedral tower to ring peregrine chicks

    FOUR PEREGRINE chicks, two male and two female, from Salisbury Cathedral’s Tower have been ringed by a team from the RSPB who had to scale the heights on the most celebrated man-made tower first. The team, including specialist, Ed Drewitt, removed

  • Wanderers call full-time on club

    THE founder of a successful non-league side has pulled the plug after four years.Liam McConnell decided it was time for The Wanderers, who played in Salisbury and District (Saturday) Premier League, to step down from grassroots football with their seven